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Bora-Bora (French Polynesia) Fiction Folk music French Polynesia Tahiti French Polynesia French Polynesia Tahiti (Island) Islands Mather, Jennifer A Nova Scotia Description and travel Octopuses Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) Description and travel Tahiti (Polynésie française) GuidesMontgomery, Sy
Summary: Looks at the work of renowned octopus scientist Jennifer Mather and a team of researchers on the island of Moorea, near Tahiti in the South Pacific, where they work to learn more about octopuses and their behavior.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: On the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, the High Commissioner of the Republic and French government official De Roller is a calculating man with flawless manners. His somewhat broad perception of his role brings him to navigate the high-end' establishment' as well as shady venues where he mingles with the locals. Especially since a persistent rumor has been going around: the sighting of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD DRAMA PACReden, Chantae
Summary: Inside you'll find: Flexible itineraries for solo travellers, honeymooners, and families, including two weeks experiencing the best of French Polynesia, a weeklong romantic getaway, and a trip to the awe-inspiring archaeological sites of the Marquesas Islands Must-see highlights and unique experiences: Dance to the beat of Tahitian drums at a Polynesian cultural festival, admire striking views...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Moon Travel 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 919.62 TAHBrash, Celeste
Summary: Lonely Planet's Tahiti and French Polynesia is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Swim in the sparklingly clear waters, hike to waterfalls, dive into coral wonderlands, then sip cocktails by the beach; all with your trusted travel companion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet Global Limited 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In a food-obsessed world, best-selling author Anthony Bourdain stands apart as the consummate culinary adventurer. The globe-trotting hedonist known as the "gastronomic Indiana Jones" scrupulously explores a locale's cuisine like no other TV traveler. In Season three, he nibbles caviar and goes clubbing in Moscow, samples the finest Thai Town noodles in Los Angeles, investigates rumors of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2008
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1 available in NEW Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD E-TV ANTTurnbull, Sarah.
Summary: "In this lushly written follow-up to Almost French, Sarah Turnbull explores a new paradise: Tahiti. Having shared her story in her bestselling memoir, Almost French, Australian writer Sarah Turnbull seemed to have had more than her fair share of dreams come true. While Sarah went on to carve out an idyllic life in Paris with her husband, Frederic, there was still one dream she was beginning to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 996.211 TURJio, Sarah.
Summary: "In the summer of 1942, twenty-one-year-old Anne Calloway, newly engaged, sets off to serve in the Army Nurse Corps on the Pacific island of Bora-Bora. More exhilarated by the adventure of a lifetime than she ever was by her predictable fianc,̌ she is drawn to a mysterious soldier named Westry, and their friendship soon blossoms into hues as deep as the hibiscus flowers native to the island....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Plume 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION JIOMerberg, Julie.
Summary: Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist Paul Gauguin, rhyming text reveals the way of life in a South Seas island village.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2007
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1 available in Board Books, Call number: JE MERMelville, Herman
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Publisher / Publication Date: Literary Classics of the United States 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Amer Fic MelvilleCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MELSchalansky, Judith
Summary: The Atlas of Remote Islands, Judith Schalansky’s beautiful and deeply personal account of the islands that have held a place in her heart throughout her lifelong love of cartography, has captured the imaginations of readers everywhere. Using historic events and scientific reports as a springboard, she creates a story around each island: fantastical, inscrutable stories, mixtures of fact and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 912.1914 SCHTahitian Choir
Contents: Tamaiti hunahia -- Ua putuputu tatou e -- Tangi maha te -- Te ture a te ariki -- Te poti varua -- Tineifara -- Te kuri -- Te tia mamoe -- Te pure a te fatu --Eifiti fenua herehia -- To na tere -- Te moko -- Neki neki -- I o nei matou e haamaitai ai -- Te aito no tevaitau ra e -- I roto i te are nei -- O itamina te vahine.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shanachie 1994
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/OCEANIC TAHContents: Tamuree bimbo "to to e" (2:07) -- Ua ama te mori (3:05) -- Vahine paumotu (2:19) -- Hoe ana (2:16) -- Potii Moorea (1:56) -- E nia te marama (1:48) -- Chulu chululu (2:34) -- Tamure bar lea (2:17) -- Te manu pukarua (2:20) -- tahiti nui (2:07) -- Tangata huruhuru (1:43) -- Reka reka te hauti e (1:53) -- Papio (2:30) -- taku fare tukau (2:29) -- Pua'a choux (1:51) -- Tiare Maori (2:36) -- Vai...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Manuiti 1991
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/OCEANIC TAHSummary: Take a dream cruise around the world's most dramatic coastlines to more than 20 countries. The stunning landscapes of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton; the beauty of the Caribbean; the Mayan ruins; the Panama Canal; Big Sur's coastline; Alaska's wilderness. Norway's fjords; Scotland's lochs and glens; the Rhine's castles and medieval cities; France's rivers; Lisbon's contrasts; Gibraltar's caves;...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Questar Entertainment 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.2 SCEQuinn, Meghan
Summary: "After years of working her tail off at her event-planning business, Maggie Mitchell is ready for a vacation. With nothing on her mind but R & R, she's enjoying the warm weather of Bora Bora when in saunters Brody McFadden, her brother's best friend and also her sworn enemy. Thanks to years of tension between the two-kicked off by a make-out session at her brother's wedding that ended...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taschen 1998
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 391.65 BARMelville, Herman
Summary: Publisher's description: Almost from the time of its publication in 1846, Melville's first book, based on his own travels in the South Seas, has been recognized as a classic in the literature of travel and adventure. Although initially rejected as too fantastic to be true, Typee was immensely popular and regarded in Melville's lifetime as his best work. It established his reputation as the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northwestern University Press 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MELPowers, Richard
Summary: The tiny atoll of French Polynesia has been chosen for humanity's next adventure: a plan to send floating, autonomous cities out onto the open sea, but first, the island's residents must vote to greenlight the project or turn the seasteaders away.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2024
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1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLECopies Available at East Bay
1 available in New Fiction, Call number: SF POWFreudenberger, Nell
Summary: "A novel set in French Polynesia and New York City about three characters--a fifteen year old girl toggling between her mother, a marine biologist studying coral reefs on an island off the coast of Tahiti, and her father, a surgeon in Manhattan--who undergo massive transformations over the course of a single year"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC FREBrash, Celeste
Summary: A guide to visiting Tahiti and French Polynesia, discussing the history, culture, and environment of the islands, featuring suggested itineraries, describing the highlights of various cities and regions, offering information on beaches and lagoons, and including maps and listings of places to eat and stay.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lonely Planet 2016